A comparative study of family impact in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disability
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Background : Parents of children with ADHD/ Learning Disability (LD) have high levels of stress and lack of familiarity with their child’s disorder resulting in a significant impact on their lives; we studied this impact and it’s correlation with illness, socio demographic variables, attribution of disorder and socialsupport. Methodology : A cross-sectional comparative study was done in a municipal tertiary care centre; 50 mothers each of children with ADHD and LD recruited from child psychiatry OPD and 50 mothers of non-referred children from Paediatric OPD. Data regarding sociodemographics and attribution collected from their interview along with scores from scales applied (Family Impact Questionnaire – Revised;Multidimensional Scale for Perceived Social Support) were compared and analyzed. Results : A more significant impact was found with ADHD than in LD; worse impact in ADHD was observed with hyperactive subtype, lack of knowledge about disorder, lower socio-economic strata, larger family size, having more family members with same disorder and lower social support. In LD, impact is greater when there is lack of knowledge and attribution is to perceived child characteristics (suggesting intentionality). Conclusions : The results of our study imply that in the Indian context the overall impact due to both ADHD and LD are at par as academics are given as much priority as respectful behaviour. However, this impact is affected by certain variables which are subject to through change through intervention. These are illness, socio demographic variables, perceived support by the family and parental attribution of their child’s disorder. Thus interventions addressing the feasible variables at individual, family and community levels can lessen this impact.
Authors and Affiliations
Henal Shah, Karishma Rupani, Sayantani Mukherjee, Ravindra Kamath
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP249590
- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.3.1.2016.70-78
- Views 107
- Downloads 0
The Effect of Sleep Disorder on Emotional Empathy and Quality of Life
Background: Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout life. Getting enough quality sleep at the right times can help protect mental health, physical health, quality of life, and safety. The damage...
Social Anxiety Disorder – socio-economic and environmental factors of the silent Disorder
Introduction: Social Anxiety Disorder of SAD is an anxiety disorder which is the third most prevalent psychiatric disorder. However, it remains to be one of the least understood illnesses. It is often referred to as the...
The impact of type of Learning Disability and perceived social support on manifest anxiety in children
Background : Learning disability is an invisible disability with little physical manifestations other than problems in the academic arena. Children with LD often have anxiety due to poor academic support, harsh parenting...
Reliability and Validity of the NIMHANS Index of Specific Learning Disabilities
The present study, aims to establish the reliability and validity of the NIMHANS Index for Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) for a sample of children with SLD. The NIMHANS Index for Specific Learning Disabilities was...
Social Networking Sites – a necessary evil
Background: Explosive growth of Social Networking Sites (SNS) have impacted every sphere of a youths life be it academics or personal relationships. There has been an escalation of research worldwide in this area though...